Congress leader and former CM of Karnataka Siddaramaiah claimed that BJP does not have the “moral grounds” to stay in power in Karnataka, as he alleged that the Amit Shah-led party bought over 17 disqualified MLAs. “They (BJP) are the ones who came to power through the backdoor. They don’t have the moral grounds to stay in power as chief minister and ministers. They formed the government by horse-trading, forcing the 17 people to resign, and destroying democracy,” he told reporters at the district headquarters town of Gadag.
Siddaramaiah’s statement came despite chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s warning that he would file a defamation suit against him and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy for making statements alleging that the 17 disqualified MLAs were bought over by his party.
BJP bought over 17 disqualified MLAs, so doesn’t have “moral grounds” to stay in power : Siddaramaiah
